The Best Round of 2012

As 2013 approaches, golf fans have the chance to look back at an exciting 2012 season. A number of new players made their mark on the international golf scene, while household names continued to thrill fans with impressive rounds of golf – but which round was the best of 2012?

Ask any golf fan what the best round of the year was, and you're likely to get a different answer each time. Favouritism and loyalty to golfing heroes aside, many fans will tell you that the final score isn't necessarily what makes one round better than another – it's how the round was played that counts.

Phil Mickelson's performance at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am may be one of the 2012 season's best examples of a comeback round. Mickelson wiped out a 6 stroke deficit to win the tournament for the fourth time, carding an impressive 64 in the final round.

If the final score is of vital importance to you, you may consider this to be the ultimate round of the season: The McGladrey Classic saw Tommy Gainey card a 10-under-par 60 in the final round, after a seemingly unstoppable wave of birdies. This astounding performance marked Gainey's first-ever win on the PGA Tour – a victory neither he nor his fans are likely to forget.

Mickelson's 64 and Gainey's 60 are incredible scores in themselves, but possibly the lowest score of 2012 belongs to little-known golfer Rhein Gibson. The Australian-born professional golfer, who currently plays on the second-tier Golfweek National Professional Tour, shot an astounding 55 at River Oaks Country Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. The Aussie carded twelve birdies and two eagles to arrive at the lowest score of the year, a feat he may wish to repeat as he moves up the rankings to join the PGA Tour in future.

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